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Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.101 Short title.
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Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "land division act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.102 Definitions.
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Sec. 102. As used in this act: (a) "Plat" means a map or chart of a subdivision of land. (b) "Land" means all land areas occupied by real property. (c) "Preliminary plat" means a map showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision submitted to an approving authority for pu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.103 Subdivisions of land; surveys and plats, requirements.
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Sec. 103. (1) An exempt split is not subject to approval under this act so long as the resulting parcels are accessible. A division is not subject to the platting requirements of this act but subject to the requirements of sections 108 and 109. A subdivision is subject to the pla…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.104 Replats; requirements; vacation of original plat.
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Sec. 104. A replat of all or any part of a recorded subdivision plat may not be approved or recorded unless proper court action has been taken to vacate the original plat or the specific part thereof, with the following exceptions: (a) When all the owners of lots which are to be …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.105 Preliminary or final plat; approval; conditions.
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Sec. 105. Approval of a preliminary plat, or final plat shall be conditioned upon compliance with all of the following: (a) The provisions of this act. (b) Any ordinance or published rules of a municipality or county adopted to carry out the provisions of this act. (c) Any publis…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.106 Approving authorities; limitation on powers of approval or rejection.
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Sec. 106. No approving authority or agency having the power to approve or reject plats shall condition approval upon compliance with, or base a rejection upon, any requirement other than those included in section 105.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.107 Preliminary plat; submission, discretion.
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Sec. 107. (1) Nothing contained in this act shall prohibit a proprietor from submitting a prepreliminary plat to a governing body for the proprietors information and review. (2) Nothing contained in this act shall allow a municipality, county, or state agency to require an approv…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.108 Parent parcel or parent tract; number of parcels resulting from division; limitations; requirements.
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Sec. 108. (1) A division is not subject to the platting requirements of this act. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the division, together with any previous divisions of the same parent parcel or parent tract, shall result in a number of parcels not more than the sum of the followin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.109 Approval or disapproval of proposed division; requirements; exemption from platting requirements; notice of transfer; form; sale of unplatted land; statement contained in deed; ordinance; approval not determination of compliance; effect of failure to comply.
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Sec. 109. (1) A municipality shall approve or disapprove a proposed division within 45 days after the filing of a complete application for the proposed division with the assessor or other municipally designated official. However, a municipality with a population of 2,500 or less …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.109a Parcel less than 1 acre.
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Sec. 109a. (1) If a parcel resulting from a division is less than 1 acre in size, a building permit shall not be issued for the parcel unless the parcel has all of the following: (a) Public water or city, county, or district health department approval for the suitability of an on…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.109b Parcels of 20 or more acres.
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Sec. 109b. (1) An exempt split or other partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract that only results in parcels of 20 acres or more in size is not subject to approval under this act if the parcel or tract is not accessible and 1 of the following applies: (a) The parcel or tra…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.111 Preliminary plat; specifications; requirements; preapplication review meeting.
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Sec. 111. (1) Before making or submitting a final plat for approval, the proprietor shall make a preliminary plat and submit copies to authorities as provided in this section and sections 112 to 119. A preliminary plat shall show the name, location, and position of the subdivisio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.112 Preliminary plat; tentative approval; time period; extension.
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Sec. 112. (1) The proprietor shall submit 4 but not more than 10 copies of the preliminary plat and other data to the clerk of the municipality. (2) The governing body shall tentatively approve and note its approval on the copy of the preliminary plat, or tentatively approve it s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.112a Preliminary plat; submission of copies to officer or agency; review and action; time period.
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Sec. 112a. After the tentative approval by the governing body under section 112, the proprietor shall submit copies of a preliminary plat to each officer or agency entitled to receive those copies under sections 113 to 118 for their simultaneous review and action within the 30-da…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.113 Preliminary plat; county road commissioner's approval or rejection.
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Sec. 113. (1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the engineer or chairman of the county road commission if the proposed subdivision includes or abuts roads under the commission's jurisdiction. (2) The county road commission may also require to be subm…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.114 Preliminary plat; county drain commissioner's approval or rejection.
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Sec. 114. (1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the county drain commissioner, if there is a county drain commissioner. (2) The county drain commissioner or, if there is no drain commissioner, the governing body may require a topographic map showing …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.115 Preliminary plat; state transportation department's approval or rejection.
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Sec. 115. (1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the state transportation department, if any of the proposed subdivision includes or abuts a state trunk line highway or includes streets or roads that connect with or lie within the right-of-way of stat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.116 Preliminary plat; department of environmental quality's approval or rejection.
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Sec. 116. (1) The proprietor shall submit 2 copies of the preliminary plat to the department of environmental quality for information purposes, if the land proposed to be subdivided abuts a lake or stream or abuts an existing or proposed channel or lagoon affording access to a la…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.117 Preliminary plat; approval or rejection; fees; disposition of fees.
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Sec. 117. (1) The proprietor shall submit 2 copies of the preliminary plat to the department of environmental quality, if any of the subdivision lies wholly or in part within the floodplain of a river, stream, creek, or lake. The department of environmental quality, within 30 day…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.118 Preliminary plat; health department's approval or rejection.
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Sec. 118. (1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the health department having jurisdiction, if public water and public sewers are not available and accessible to the land proposed to be subdivided. (2) The health department, within 30 days after recei…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.119 Preliminary plat; submission to county plat board and public utilities.
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Sec. 119. The proprietor shall submit 2 copies of the preliminary plat to the county plat board and to the public utilities serving the area for informational purposes.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.120 Final approval; proprietor's rights and duties; procedure; time period; extension.
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Sec. 120. (1) After the preliminary plat is approved or is approved subject to conditions pursuant to sections 113 to 119, the proprietor shall do all of the following: (a) Submit to the clerk of the governing body of the municipality a list of all authorities required by section…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.125 Survey requirements; monuments.
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Sec. 125. (1) For every subdivision of land there shall be a survey complying with the requirements of this section and section 126. (2) Monuments shall be located in the ground and made according to the following requirements, but it is not intended or required that monuments be…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.126 Survey accuracy.
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Sec. 126. (1) The survey of all subdivisions shall be performed by a surveyor. (2) The relative error of closure of the surveyed land shall be less than the ratio of 1 part in 5,000. (3) Bearings shall be expressed in relation to the true meridian, or a previously established mer…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.131 General survey requirements; date of expiration of approval.
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Sec. 131. (1) Following final approval of the preliminary plat under section 120, the proprietor shall cause a survey and a true plat thereof to be made by a surveyor. (2) All approvals made on the preliminary plat shall expire as provided in section 120. (3) A final plat shall n…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.132 Plats; specifications.
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Sec. 132. All plats shall be legibly prepared according to the following general requirements: (a) On 1 or more sheets, 18 inches wide by 24 inches long in size, leaving a 1 1/2 inch binding margin and a 1/2 inch margin on all other sides. (b) Of an approved material, according t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.133 Final plat; caption.
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Sec. 133. The caption of the final plat shall be printed at the top of the plat in large, bold letters, and shall include: (a) Name of the plat. (b) Part of section, number of section, town and range, municipality and county. (c) If a private claim, the number of the claim and th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.134 Final plat; description of land.
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Sec. 134. There shall be typewritten or printed on the final plat, a full and detailed description of the land embraced in the subdivision by distances and bearings. The description shall also include: (a) The caption of the plat. (b) If a private claim, the number of the claim a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.135 Map and engineering requirements.
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Sec. 135. The map of the subdivision, as drawn on the final plat shall comply with sections 135 to 141. It shall contain sufficient information to completely define, for the purpose of a resurvey, the location of any boundary, corner or angle point within the plat. All land lying…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.136 Final plat; exterior boundaries; requirements, specifications.
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Sec. 136. The exterior boundaries of the subdivision as drawn on the plat shall include and correctly show: (a) The land surveyed and divided, with reference to a corner or corners established in the government survey and indicated by distances and bearings. The Michigan coordina…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.137 Final plat; public and private grounds, streets, roads and alleys.
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Sec. 137. All public or private grounds, streets, roads and alleys included in the plat shall be shown as follows: (a) All public or private commons, parks and other grounds except streets and alleys, by their boundaries, bearings and distances and names. (b) All streets and road…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.138 Final plat; flood plains.
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Sec. 138. When any part of a subdivision lies within or abuts a floodplain area, the plat shall include and show the following: (a) The floodplain shall be shown within a contour line, established by the water resources commission, department of conservation. (b) The contour line…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.139 Public utilities; easements.
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Sec. 139. All public utility easements included in the plat shall be shown as follows: (a) By their widths and relationship to the lot or street lines. (b) As at least 12 feet wide where the rear lines of lots are contiguous. (c) As at least 6 feet wide if a lot has no adjoining …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.140 Lots and outlots; description.
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Sec. 140. All lots and outlots included in the plat shall be shown as follows: (a) All lots numbered consecutively. (b) All outlots lettered in alphabetical order. (c) The length and bearing of each side lot line. (d) The bearing of each front and rear lot line, except as otherwi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.141 Improvements.
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Sec. 141. When the plat includes or abuts certain improvements other than streets, alleys, roads or highways, such as county drains, lagoons, slips, waterways, lakes, bays or canals, which connect with or are proposed to connect with or enlarge public waters, the included or abut…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.142 Certificate required for recording.
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Sec. 142. The proprietor shall provide a true copy of the final plat to each of the authorities named in sections 146 to 149. To entitle a final plat to be recorded, the following certificates, in the form prescribed by the department of labor and economic growth, lettered or pri…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.143 Surveyor's certificate.
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Sec. 143. The certificate of the surveyor who surveyed, divided and mapped the land; and if a firm of surveyors also by a partner or principal officer, shall give the following information, which shall have the same force and effect as an affidavit: (a) By whose direction he made…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.144 Proprietor's certificate.
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Sec. 144. (1) The proprietor's certificate on the plat shall include the following: (a) The caption of the plat. (b) A statement that the proprietor has caused the land described on the plat to be surveyed, divided, monumented, mapped, and dedicated as shown on the plat. (c) A st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.145 County treasurer's certificate.
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Sec. 145. (1) A certificate shall be signed and dated by the county treasurer relative to paid or unpaid taxes, special assessments and tax liens or titles, as required by section 135 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended. (2) The certificate shall be signed and d…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.146 County drain commissioner's certificate.
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Sec. 146. A certificate shall be signed and dated by the drain commissioner or where there is no drain commissioner, the body having jurisdiction, signifying that the provisions of section 192 have been met and that the plat meets his approval.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.147 County road commissioner's certificate.
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Sec. 147. (1) A certificate shall be signed by the chairperson of the board of county road commissioners. (2) The certificate shall show the date on which the board met and approved the plat and the date the certificate was placed on the plat. (3) The certificate shall signify bo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.148 Municipality governing board's certificate.
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Sec. 148. (1) A certificate shall be signed by the clerk of the governing body of the municipality signifying the approval of the plat by the governing body which shall show the date of the meeting at which the approval was made and the date the certificate was signed by the cler…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.149 County plat board's certificate.
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Sec. 149. (1) A certificate shall be signed and dated by the majority of the county plat board, signifying its approval of the plat. (2) The certificate shall include a statement that the plat was reviewed for conformance to all applicable provisions of this act by the county pla…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.150 State highway commission's certificate.
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Sec. 150. (1) A certificate shall be signed and dated by the state highway commission or by an official of the department of state highways, authorized by the commission to certify its approval on plats. (2) The certificate shall signify that: (a) The plat has been reviewed and c…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.151 Certificate signed by director of department of energy, labor, and economic growth; approval of plat.
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Sec. 151. (1) A certificate shall be signed and dated by the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth, or may be signed and dated for him by an officer of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth, if authorized by the director of the department…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.161 Approval; general requirements.
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Sec. 161. (1) The final plat shall be submitted in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this section and sections 162 to 173. (2) The proprietor shall submit 1 true copy of the final plat to each of the following officers or agencies, as applicable, for their simultaneous …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.162 Drain commissioner; number of copies.
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Sec. 162. The proprietor shall submit 1 true copy of the final plat to the drain commissioner, if his or her approval was required on the preliminary plat, or 2 true copies if the proprietor requests an additional copy to be returned to him or her.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.163 Drain commissioner; approval procedure.
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Sec. 163. Within 10 days after the date of receiving the plat under section 161(2)(a), the drain commissioner shall do 1 of the following: (a) Approve the plat and notify the proprietor of his or her approval. (b) Reject the plat, give his or her reasons in writing, and return it…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.164 Board of county road commissioners; submission of plat.
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Sec. 164. The proprietor shall submit 1 true copy of the plat to the board of county road commissioners, when their approval was required on the preliminary plat.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.165 Board of county road commissioners; approval procedure.
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Sec. 165. Within 15 days after the date of receiving the plat under section 161(2)(b), a majority of the board of county road commissioners shall do 1 of the following: (a) Approve the plat, instruct the chairperson to certify their approval on the final plat, and notify the prop…